drupal/varbase_api_base

A recipe to set up JSON:API with authentication, authorization, and OpenAPI documentation for easy content ingestion by other applications.

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Type:drupal-recipe

pkg:composer/drupal/varbase_api_base

1.0.x-dev 2026-01-25 21:02 UTC

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Last update: 2026-01-25 18:08:34 UTC


README

A recipe to set up JSON:API with authentication, authorization, and OpenAPI documentation for easy content ingestion by other applications.

This recipe provides the base API functionality, allowing you to easily set up a complete API infrastructure for your Drupal site.

Features

  • JSON:API for structured content access
  • OAuth 2.0 authentication via Simple OAuth
  • OpenAPI documentation with Redoc and Swagger UI
  • JSON:API Extras for customization
  • REST UI for managing REST resources
  • Pre-configured API settings

Installation

Add the recipe using composer:

composer require drupal/varbase_api_base:~1.0.0

Change directory to /web or /docroot

Run the Drupal recipe bash script:

bash core/scripts/drupal recipe recipes/contrib/varbase_api_base

or

Run the Drush recipe command:

drush recipe recipes/contrib/varbase_api_base

Use With Varbase Distribution

This recipe is best used with Varbase distribution.

Can be installed with any Drupal site, even if installed with the Minimal or Standard profile. However, using it with Varbase gives you way much more cool stuff!

Varbase documentation

Check out Varbase documentation for more details.

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This recipe is sponsored and developed by Vardot.